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Treatment : These cases cannot be cured, and 

 it is best not to bandage them ; in fact, they are 

 best left to Nature, for whatever is done, the dog 

 remains always lame, but after a time he adapts 

 himself to circumstances, and makes good use of 

 the shortened leg. 



Fracture of the Humerus : This bone may be 

 fractured through the shaft. 



Treatment : It is a somewhat difficult bone to 

 set, as it is situated so close to the body that 

 it is not easy to put a bandage round ; but a 

 splint made of poro-plaister may be moulded 

 to the bone, and kept in its place with one- 

 inch wide strips of Mead's plaister. They 

 should be cut about six inches long. 



Fracture of Scapttla or Blade Bone ; 



Treatment : These fractures should be treated 

 by fixing with hot pitch an oval piece of thin, 

 pliable leather, large enough to just more than 

 cover over the bone. 



Fracture of Hock : Sometimes, as the result 

 of being run over, the bones of the hock 

 become broken, and as a consequence a stiff 

 joint results. 



Treatment : A similar splint as illustrated, the 

 same that is recommended for fracture of the 

 tibia, should be applied. 



Fracture of Tibia : This bone extends from 

 the stifle joint to the hock, and is often broken 

 when a dog is run over across the hind leg. 



Treatment : A splint made of thin zinc, as 

 depicted in illustration, is the most suitable for 

 these cases ; it must be well padded. When 



